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Communication Strategies For Out-Of-Core Programs On Distributed Memory Machines, Rajesh Bordawekar, Alok Choudhary

Northeast Parallel Architecture Center

In this paper, we show that communication in the out-of-core distributed memory problems requires both inter-processor communication and file I/O. Given that primary data structures reside in files, even communication requires I/O. Thus, it is important to optimize the I/O costs associated with a communication step. We present three methods for performing communication in out-of-core distributed memory problems. The first method, termed as the “out-of-core“communication method, follows a loosely synchronous model. Computation and Communication phases in this case are clearly separated, and communication requires permutation of data in files. The second method, termed as”demand-driven-in-core communication” considers only communication required of …